3603.60.00.00

Electric detonators

Safety fuses; detonating cords; percussion or detonating caps; igniters; electric detonators

Unit: No. Heading: 3603 Chapter: 36 As of May 1, 2026

Duty rates

Column 1 (General / MFN)

0.2%

Column 2 (Non-NTR)

0.3%

Column 1 (Special / FTA)

Free

Eligible

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The rates above are statutory column rates. Trade remedies in Chapter 99 (Section 301, 232, IEEPA, reciprocal) and FTA preferences can change the duty owed on a given entry — see below.

Trade measures (Chapter 99)

9903.90.08

35%

Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter

Applies to origin: RU, BY

Effective from April 5, 2025

9903.03.01

The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 10%

Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.02

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of any country that (1) were loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on the final mode of transit prior to entry into the United States, before 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 24, 2026; and (2) are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, before 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 28, 2026

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.03

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.04

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(iii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.05

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles of civil aircraft (all aircraft other than military aircraft); their engines, parts and components; their other parts, components and subassemblies; and ground flight simulators and their parts and components of any country, provided for in subdivision (aa)(iv) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.06

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.07

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of Canada, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(vi) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Applies to origin: CA

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.08

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(vii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Applies to origin: MX

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.09

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles of textiles or apparel the product of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras or Nicaragua, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(viii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Applies to origin: CR, SV, GT, HN, NI, DO

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.10

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles that are donations, by persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, such as food, clothing and medicine, intended to be used to relieve human suffering

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.11

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles that are informational materials, including but not limited to publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, microfilms, microfiche, tapes, compact disks, CD ROMs, artworks and news wire feeds

Applies to origin: IL

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.88.15

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The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 7.5%

Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)

Applies to origin: CN

Effective from September 24, 2018

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The tariff classification of electric detonators from Mexico or the Czech Republic

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N317956 March 8, 2021

The tariff classification of percussion primers from Bosnia-Herzegovina

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N093108 February 23, 2010

The tariff classification of explosive based detonating cords from various countries.

You provided Technical Information and Material Safety Data Sheets for our review. The products are described as detonating cord consisting of woven textile with a protective explosive core of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), cyclotrime

N028619 June 18, 2008

    The tariff classification of electric micro gas generators from France, the United States, Mexico and Romania.

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L85961 September 1, 2005

Classification of Lightning Thermo Tube explosive based shock tubing from Brazil.

Classification of Lightning Thermo Tube explosive based shock tubing from Brazil.

J87785 August 13, 2003

Tariff classification of an electric lead wire micro gas generator from Sweden.

Tariff classification of an electric lead wire micro gas generator from Sweden.

H89262 March 6, 2002

The tariff classification of percussion primers, musket caps and percussion caps from France.

The products are described as 1. percussion primers for rifle, pistol and shotgun cartridges; 2. musket caps for muzzle-loading rifles; and 3. percussion caps for muzzle-loading pistols and revolvers. Explanatory Note 36.03(B)(1), Harmonize

H84184 July 31, 2001

Classification of igniter for gas generator from Switzerland.

The product is a small squib-like electric igniter used to activate air bags. The igniter consists of an electric fuse head in a small metal cup containing a small ignition charge of primary explosive and a somewhat larger propellant charge

H84068 July 23, 2001

Classification of an igniter for a gas generator from Germany

The product is a small squib-like electric igniter used to activate air bags. The igniter consists of an electric fuse head in a small metal cup containing a small ignition charge of primary explosive and a somewhat larger propellant charge

G87522 March 15, 2001

The tariff classification of an electric micro-gas generator (MGG).

The micro-gas generator (MGG) is described as a small squib-like electric igniter used to activate seat belt retractors. The MGG consists of an electric fuse head in a small metal cup containing a small ignition charge of primary explosive

E81063 June 18, 1999

The classification of the Dynamit Nobel EL 2X5 Series Electric Igniter from Germany.

of Closter, New Jersey. The Dynamit Nobel EL 2X5 Series Electric Igniter is described as a pyrotechnical active resistor consisting of a thin metal layer on a ceramic substrate along with the ends of two gold plated pins hermetically sealed

957451 April 18, 1995

Internal Advice Request 40/94; 19 CFR 177.11(b)(2); potassium permanganate; ethylene glycol; ignition devices

Pursuant to 19 CFR 177.11(b)(2), Aerostat has requested a written ruling concerning the classification under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (Annotated) ("HTSUSA") of potassium permanganate crystals encased in a plastic

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Duty by origin country

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